Vocabulary project ideas

Make vocabulary instruction and practice fun for students with these 10 Teaching Vocabulary Activities Ideas!

Vocabulary Cube. " Free vocabulary activity download! This vocabulary cube can be used to teach vocabulary or to introduce new concepts in middle and high school classrooms." " This vocabulary cube activity is a great way to introduce new words, ideas, and even a new unit of study to students. Students will thoroughly analyze a specified word six different ways. While I created this activity for my English classroom, this activity works well for any subject."

Heads Up style vocabulary review game, students circulate around the room describing words to each other, grades 3+ but could probably be adapted for younger

If you have been trying to find some new teacher tips and tricks on building vocabulary, you have come to the right place. I am sharing my 5 teacher tips for building vocabulary activities. These vocabulary activities for elementary are easy to implement during literacy small group, morning work, and literacy centers. All you need to do is build word walls in the classroom or anchor chart display wall, early elementary read alouds, rich conversations, and more!

Every year I am shocked by my students' underdeveloped vocabulary. They struggle with reading comprehension because of their limited understanding of words. Their writing can be very drab because of their limited word choice. And when it comes time for standardized testing they often struggle with understanding what is being asked of them because of

Popcorn Writing - learning about adjectives

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Are you looking for engaging vocabulary activities? These 10 Fun Vocabulary Activities are sure to be a hit in your classroom.

Vocabulary instruction is so critical in today’s classroom! A vast vocabulary will help students to become better readers and writers. Vocabulary is also essential to their performance on standardized tests. Helping kids to develop their vocabulary is time that is well spent in a busy classroom. I have developed a routine to teach new vocabulary

Engaging vocabulary review Ideas & activities that can be used with K-5 students! Five fun & collaborative vocabulary instruction ideas.

As teachers we know that vocabulary is pivotal in students’ success. When I was growing up, our vocabulary activities consisted of looking up definitions in the dictionary and copying them down on notebook paper. Do you think I truly understood those vocabulary words? Not. One. Bit. In order to truly understand vocabulary words and what […]

Over the last few months I've discovered interactive notebooks and folding resources - and I've fallen hard for them! I love the ways you can combine folding, colouring, words and ideas to create an interactive resource which helps students to explore and engage with the topic they are learning.&

A Picture Dictionary is such an important vocabulary support for newcomer and beginning English Language Learners! This teaching blog post gives tips and ideas for how to use a picture dictionary with students and reasons why they are such a helpful resource for elementary and middle school ESL students. Use for reading and writing with ELLs.

Vocabulary Activities to Make Words Stick - 5 Free Printables

Find 23 ready to use, effective vocabulary activities your students will love, by The Teacher Next Door!

Fried Word Wall! Part of my interactive word wall for my 7th grade Language Arts class. They LOVE it. The bottom "I'm Lovin' It" container is for them to come up with any to add to the wall. (Adapted from: http://bulletinboardideas.org/2945/mcdonalds-inspired-interactive-word-wall/)

Hey Ya'll! Do your kids love to learn by playing games? What if I told you that you could increase your students vocabulary by playing games that take 20 minutes or less? Vocabulary is something that is highly stressed in my district. It seems like each year, more and more pressure is put on us to increase students vocabulary. Today I'm here to share with you 4 easy games that you can implement into your class to increase vocabulary and make learning fun AND engaging! Kids should get excited…

Learning vocabulary with picture associations is one of the most meaningful ways to get students thinking about and retaining new words. #vocabulary